Ascending Astros continue climb to .500 vs. Rockies

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After the Astros opened the season with four consecutive losses en route to a 7-19 start, Houston manager Joe Espada took extreme care to not look too far ahead while his team labored through its shaky opening stretch.

But after completing a three-game series sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with an 8-1 home victory on Sunday, Houston closed to within two games of .500 for the f